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UW-Madison Economist Appointed to the U.S. Treasury Department
Economist John Karl Scholz has been named by the U.S. Treasury Department as deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis.
Henry Barschall, Pioneering Nuclear Physicist, Dies
Professor Henry H. Barschall, one of the world's preeminent nuclear physicists, died February 4 after a brief illness. He was 81.
Fitzpatrick Named Letters and Science Associate Dean
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, an expert in family communication, has assumed the position of associate dean for the social sciences in the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science.
Spring Enrollment Slightly Up
Preliminary spring semester enrollment figures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison show a modest increase over last year.
Hong Kong Film Director Ann Hui to Visit UW–Madison
Asia's most celebrated female film director will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus next month as part of the university's year-long celebration of contemporary Asian film.
UW Pro Arte to Perform Beethoven String Quartets
UW-Madison's renowned Pro Arte will present the third and fourth cycles, including Op. 59, Feb. 7 and 8. Violist Sally Chisholm promises the ensemble will display much better behavior than the misguided Romberg.
Cell Transplant Therapy May Have Applications for Treating Multiple Sclerosis
In a hopeful new development for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers have shown in studies with dogs that they can repair diseased areas of the spinal cord by transplanting nervous system cells into the animals.
Dancers and Musicians to Tribute Louise Kloepper
A special concert of music and dance will honor the memory of Louise Kloepper, former chair of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program, on Jan. 19, what would have been her 87th birthday.
Nobel Laureate to Speak on ‘Chemistry as a Liberal Art’
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dudley Herschbach will give two free public lectures at the UW–Madison campus Jan. 30-31, including his reflections on the "liberal art" of teaching freshman chemistry.